EVENT DETAILS:
Friday, Oct. 19th, 2012: Opening reception featuring artists Jonathan Hamilton and Steven Lang

Location: 2609 Aldrich Ave. S. Suite 102, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (We’re pretty much in the CC Club’s backyard)
Time: 6 pm -10 pm

Featuring: complimentary food + booze, music from DJ Jake Luck (Yeti Records), and Instagram Photo Contest!

JONATHAN HAMILTON: Jonathan is is an artist who has lived in Northeast’s Audubon and Windom Park neighborhoods for the last 6 years. He has been designing and leading creative workshops in schools, Park and Rec. programs, and community organizations such as the Walker Art Center, VSA, and Opportunity Resources over the course of his career. After earning his BFA and K-12 Art Education Certification from the University of Montana, Jonathan came to Minneapolis to work as the Director of Visual Arts at Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts from 2001-2006. He is now an Exhibition Technician for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

STEVEN LANG: Artist and writer Steven Lang received his B.F.A. from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.  In 2012, he was a resident artist at Elsewhere, a living museum set in a former thrift store in downtown Greensboro, NC, and was a participant in the 4th season of CSA — Community Supported Art, sponsored by mnartists.org and springboardforthearts.org. He has recently exhibited at Rosalux Gallery, Soo Visual Arts Center, and the Walker Art Center’s Walker Shop. His short story, “Tandem,” was included in the recent Milkweed Editions anthology Fiction on a Stick. His short-short story, “The Scarecrow,” was published in 2011 as finalist in the mnLIT series on mnartists.org.

INSTAGRAM PHOTO CONTEST!
Parties with a purpose are always more fun. Winning a fabulous prize is a great purpose.  With that, we’re excited to announce our first Instagram Photo Contest.  During Friday night’s party, we’ll challenge you to take pictures in and around our office with your smart phone and submit them via Instagram with the tag #hipsterlawfirm.  The photos will be displayed on a screen in the office.  At the end of the night we will pick a winner and award a prize.  The theme will be: “Things You Wouldn’t Expect to See at a Law Office”.  Let your imagination run wild!

Twin Cities Business really seems to get what we do. We were profiled by senior editor Gene Rebeck in the May issue. There’s no digital copy on their web site, but you can view images of the magazine’s pages here. We’re on pages 30-31.

Buy a copy, and when you’re done with it maybe you can send it to us so we can tack it up on our “brag wall.”

Blake and Dave talk about helping creative business in the latest issue of Pollen, the newsletter that connects creative and civic-minded professionals in the Twin Cities. Writer Regan Smith nails our approach to law for creatives:

The plaid-wearing duo display local band posters in their conference room, frequently dole out legal advice free of charge, and would rather hold meetings over a beer at the CC Club than across a desk at the office. Despite this unconventional approach to law—or, more appropriately, because of it—Friedman Iverson is quickly becoming a household name throughout the Twin Cities creative community.

Read the whole article.

We’re looking for a legal assistant. A two-attorney boutique law firm working primarily in consumer protection and bankruptcy law is looking for a legal assistant for its uptown office. Come work for a firm dedicated to providing high-quality legal services in an accessible and unintimidating setting. The position is 3/4 time with the potential to add hours.

Skills:

1. Extremely detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
2. Some understanding of personal finances
3. Proficient in Spanish a plus

Professional experience:

Please apply with cover letter and resume by email to info@friedmaniverson.com.

For the second year in a row, we were named one of the Top 25 legal blogs in Minnesota by the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Practice Blawg. Here’s how they boost our egos:

The Friedman Iverson Consumer Law Blog is a repeat winner. The blog is both informative and entertaining, providing solid information to consumers on financial issues (tagged “News”) but then going on an occasional refreshing ramble about record albums (tagged “Swap Bin”). Check it out.

Obviously, I don’t need to plug the blog since you’re already here. But come back and see us again sometime.